''Uvaria chamae'', commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or small tree native to tropical

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and

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where it grows in wet and dry forests and coastal scrublands. The common name refers to the fruit growing in its small bunches; the fruit is edible and widely eaten. ''U. chamae'' is a medicinal plant used throughout its range to treat fevers and has

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properties. An extract of Uvaria chamae, administered orally at 300–900 mg/kg/day showed significant antimalarial activity against both early and established infections.

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Flora of West Tropical Africa chamae Fruits originating in Africa {{Annonaceae-stub